Consider this scenario: A principal pops into a classroom a couple of times a year and uses a checklist to evaluate a teacher’s performance, gaining little understanding of her style or effectiveness.

Sponsored content by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and American Federation of Teachers. Some see us as education’s odd couple—one, the president of a democratic teachers’ union; the other, a ...

SEATTLE — Adults may be a little surprised by some of the preliminary findings of new research on what makes a great teacher. How do you find the most effective teachers? Ask your kids. That’s one of ...

Despite efforts to recruit licensed educators for the 2014-15 school year, the Clark County School District began the year with nearly 700 teaching vacancies. About a month ago, this number remained ...

Teaching techniques refer to the diverse array of strategies and methodologies employed by educators to engage students and facilitate effective learning experiences. What are some examples of ...

The Obama administration’s Race to the Top initiative is focusing more attention than ever before on teaching effectiveness, with federal funds tied to strategies that improve student performance. For ...

“What Makes a Teacher Great?” (December 12) catalogs a number of approaches to measuring effective teaching but does not address how a teacher gauges her own effectiveness. Because official evaluation ...

A study of teacher evaluation in five charter schools from Morgaen L. Donaldson with Heather G. Peske. Teacher evaluation and charter schools feature prominently in President Barack Obama’s proposals ...